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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to use the technology: Approximately one month after Kroger announced that it had started to use autonomous vehicles in Arizona, Stop & Shop is intending to use them in the Bay State.

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Zions Bancorporation goes live on TCS BaNCS Core Banking software

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Zions operates under local management teams and distinct brands in 11 western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation’s premier financial services companies with total assets exceeding $65 billion.

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With New Microsoft Partnership, Is Kroger Digging In Against Amazon?

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Beyond helping workers and shoppers navigate the grocery aisles more efficiently, the EDGE shelf technology is said to pave the way for new revenue opportunities, as it will enable Kroger to sell digital ads to consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. billion private-brand products in 2016. At that rate, U.S. shoppers are putting 1.25

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

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capital appreciation and dividends. The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations.

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Charcoal, Mushroom, And Other Natural Ingredients Are Powering Next-Gen Beauty Routines

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Fueled by the rise of indie and direct-to-consumer brands, beauty products are evolving to meet consumer desire for transparency and clean products. Like food brands, beauty companies are beginning to integrate plant-based ingredients, spices that have not traditionally been used in Western markets, and more into their products. .

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

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Emily Merline, originally from Milwaukee, WI, attended Arizona State University on a National Merit Scholarship. After receiving her MBA in Business from Dartmouth, Gabriella began a career focused on banking and venture capital. More About Deepti Dhar’s Bright Paths Project: Welcome to Stock Market. Bright Paths Project: Plenti.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Select investors : Amazon, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management LLC. Total funding : $161M. The rise and fall of Pets.com.

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